{"id":1931,"date":"2021-04-30T21:40:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-30T21:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/equalitynow.org\/resource\/sexual-violence-in-the-maldives-legal-and-other-barriers-to-justice-for-survivors\/"},"modified":"2025-11-25T11:22:37","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T11:22:37","slug":"sexual-violence-in-the-maldives-legal-and-other-barriers-to-justice-for-survivors","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/ru\/resource\/factsheets\/sexual-violence-in-the-maldives-legal-and-other-barriers-to-justice-for-survivors\/","title":{"rendered":"Sexual violence in the Maldives: Legal and other barriers to justice for survivors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"meta-split-banner-block\" style=\"background-color:#001745\">\n\n    \n        <div class=\"columns is-gapless\">\n            <div class=\"column is-6-tablet\">\n                <div class=\"outer\">\n                    <div class=\"inner left\">\n                        <div 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 <p>Protection gaps in rape laws and barriers to accessing justice continue to lead to effective denial of justice for survivors of sexual violence in South Asia, including in the Maldives.<\/p>\n\n                    \n                    \n                        <div class=\"select-container\">\n                            <i class=\"fa-light fa-angle-down\"><\/i>\n                            <select class=\"language-download\">\n                                <option value=\"\" selected=\"selected\">Download<\/option>\n\n                                \n                                    \n                                    \n                                        <option value=\"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/EN-SA_-_country_fact_sheets_-_MALDIVES_2021.pdf\">English <\/option>\n\n                                    \n                                \n                            <\/select>\n                        <\/div>\n\n                    \n    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